Personally I think they are overrated. If it's strictly an off road vehicle, then that's one thing if not why bother. With the 3rd Gen, I don't think any weight needs to be added to the truck. It's slow enough as it is.
To prevent a flame war try using the search function. There are multiple threads on this topic and plenty of pictures showing that they add a considerable about of damage if involved in a front end collision.
